inwardly
Example Sentences
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"I probably didn't show it, but inwardly I was obviously very happy," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
Byrne’s Beckett may be less austere, outwardly and inwardly, than the author’s prevailing image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
The show had turned him into a celebrity and he received 10 million yen in compensation, but inwardly he still felt shattered and alone.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The empire changed enormously during Chinggis Khan’s reign, becoming more inwardly peaceful but also much more materialistic in its tastes.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
As I exchanged banal congratulations with the climbers filing past, inwardly I was frantic: “Hurry it up, hurry it up!”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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